Jeremy V. Cruz 

Jeremy Cruz is an associate professor of theology and religious studies at St. John's University in Queens, New York. He specializes in Christian social ethics, and his current research focuses on justice for farm workers and on moral theories of social equality.

By this Author

Mural of the sacred heart, called "Sagrado Corazón" by Jesus "CIMI" Alvarado at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in El Segundo Barrio, El Paso, Texas

This Lent, let's change fasting from self-improvement to 'cultural spring-cleaning'

Theology en la Plaza - Two insights have altered my own experience with this practice of fasting. During this time of cascading grief and eco-social disasters, these insights help me view periodic fasting as life-giving, rather than life-sapping.

Advertisement